Comments on: Map of things to do in Budapest

By: Steven desJardins

Steven desJardins — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:10:44 +0000

Noting recommendations with interest. (I’m not sure when my next visit will be, but October is likely.)

By: fkc

fkc — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:51:40 +0000

I think the House of Terror is something that can’t be missed. But I also recommend reading books from Sandor Márai and Imre Kertész before you go (and maybe while you’re there). That will make Budapest an even more intense experience.

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:28:56 +0000

Oh yeah, the Terror House is definitely worth going to. Not a happy experience, by any means, but fascinating, particularly for the way it calls out by name those who worked for the Arrow Cross and the Communists.

And as far as food goes, we also had excellent meals at Marquis de Salade (Azerbaijani/Russian/Hungarian food) and Kinor David (Glatt kosher Israeli/Middle Eastern food, near the main synagogue).

By: Eszter

Eszter — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:56:23 +0000

Simon, the Global Voices Summit was one of my inspirations for this.:) I’m sorry I can’t be there.

Linda, which photography museum? Thanks for the clarification of where the cafe is.

By: linda wi

linda wi — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:11:37 +0000

Re: #3, the buffet-style cafe that you are thinking of is the Roosevelt Cafe, on Roosevelt facing the park. To my knowledge, it is only open for lunch. The food is lovely. Around the corner from it a bit and in a basement is a good Indian vegetarian place, apparently run by the Hare Krishna people.
Has anyone ever been to the photography museum?

By: Simon Columbus

Simon Columbus — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:07:06 +0000

Sometimes something really great happens to you. I.e. somebody creates a map with destinations to visit in Budapest only days before you’re traveling there.
Hey, thanks. I’ll go eeeeverywhere ;-)

(Anyone of you attending the Global Voices Summit?)

By: JamesP

JamesP — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:06:57 +0000

Is that the shoes on the Danube? Very touching, I remember.

The Mongolians have a depressing little museum of atrocity in a backstreet off Sukhbaator Square, complete with a pile of skulls (one bullet to the head apiece) on the upstairs table.

By: Zeba

Zeba — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:15:37 +0000

It’s a very upsetting, but fascinating stop – the Terror House on Andrassy Ut, where the Nazis and then the Communists tortured and murdered their opponents. One of the best museums I’ve ever visited anywhere, but also heartbreaking.

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:08:39 +0000

It’s on the corner at Victor Hugo utca. Easiest way to get there is to take the metro to Lehel tér; it’s only a couple of blocks away.

I have to say, having previously been to Budapest in 1995, the change in the city is remarkable. I loved it back then; it was even better this time. I’m not surprised it’s a popular destination. (Although even now, it didn’t feel over-touristed. In fact, one of the things we liked about it was the sense that it was just a city getting on with its normal life, rather than someplace that existed to serve tourists.)

By: Eszter

Eszter — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:43:38 +0000

Sorry I didn’t post this earlier (I started making it in April). I wasn’t sure how widely relevant it would be, but then I realized how many people in my network were going and figured it was becoming quite a popular spot.

That’s a good point about those all-you-can-eat places, they are relatively new. Do you remember where on Visegrádi utca this is? I can’t tell where #50 would be.

There was a buffet-style place on or near Roosevelt square, unfortunately I don’t remember the specifics.

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:09:31 +0000

Der. That should be Trófea, not Troféa.

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:04:39 +0000

Where was this a month ago when I was planning my trip to Budapest? We hit a fair number of the sites you’ve marked out, but I would have liked to have seen the Holocaust Memorial on the Danube.

One suggestion I didn’t see on your map would be Troféa Grill (the one on Visegrádi utca—the others are, from what I’ve heard, rather touristy, but I’m pretty sure we were the only non-locals at this one). We found it an excellent way to sample a ton of Hungarian dishes. The fried chicken, in particular, was awesome.

Now I want to go back with this map in hand…